My mom and I fight, but holidays are usually the calmest days we have. This is why I want to make her something REALLY great for mothers day AND easter (which apparently doesn't have a page here O_o)

She sews, But since she runs a dress making buisness, I'm not sure if I want to give her something work oreiented because I look at it as almost as dumb as buying a secretary a file cabenet.

But, she LOVES to read, so I was thinking something like a bookmark and maybe some short storys of mine might be a good gift? You see, shes my main source of income so if I buy her something, it would be her buying her present O_O;;;

She is also trying to write scripts, so maybe something that involves both Movies and books?

Her intrestsCookingMoviesWritingReadingRenaissanceFairysDressesVictorian ages

Why don't you make her a journal and a matching book of short stories? There are lots of ideas on journal & bookmaking here. Throw in a bookmark. You could use pictures of fairies as your theme.I'm sure there are a ton on the net you could print out and decoupage on the books. Hope this helps.

There was this really neat book purse I saw on the forum just a couple days ago. Maybe you could make her one of those. She'd love it. I forgot the link, but you can put book purse in the search box.

Bookmark wise, you might be able to cross stich a neat pattern or perhaps a poem she likes. Or there's plastic canvass. Maybe you could create a simple rosebud and stem pattern and make it a bookmark.

Or, you could make a victorian dress bookmark. That wouldn't be too "filing cabinet to secretary-ish". Make a dress with fabric, lightly stuff it with sheet cotton or stretched cotton balls, and add some pretty lace to it. That would be one of a kind and I bet she would love it!

Perhaps, you could go get a simple cloth tote bag and decorate it and make it the perfect book bag.

My mom loves to read too I was thinking about buying her an old classic book, and maybe a record she'll like. Does your mom have any particular genre she likes to read more? You can do a quick search and try to find some books for that genre/favourite author.

As for the bookmark, I really think you should put lots of time in it, because what is a reader without a good bookmark? As someone else said, I think the Victorian dress bookmark would be so cute~! Or, you could cross-stich.. I don't know, her favourite foods? flowers? Theres so much you can pick from~!

I know this is more than a tad late but I've seen these books around lately, usually with the journals, that are used to keep track of books read, and books you still want to read. It's a great way for book lovers to keep up with their reading materials. There's even space for the reader to write a small summary of the book and their own personal review in the blank pages. So, if you'd rather it be a handmade gift, you could perhaps decorate a spiral notebook and organize the insides in your own handwriting. I'd do maybe 1/2 a page to a full page per book, heading each one with a space provided for Title, Author, Genre and maybe even # of pages and/or ISBN number. Then just leave the rest of the space blank for their summaries and reviews. Hope this helps someone, even though its 4 years late!!